Comparable in scope to Laura Catena’s La Posta line in Argentina, Mary Taylor works with particular person growers in small villages all through Europe who produce regionally-distinctive wines past the good grapes of the canon, however might not have manufacturing assets or logistics to distribute globally. Right this moment we’re taking our first have a look at this distribution home with a Sicilia Rosso, produced by the Sala sisters of western Sicily. This can be a 100% Nero d’Avola (translation: ‘Black Grape of Avola’) and 100% natural providing, a grape native to Sicily and as near an “official” grape of a area as doable with out having some kind of formal distinction.
The wine is a beautiful shade of ruby, with complementing notes of cherry, baking spice, and a faint hint of recent topsoil on the nostril after a few 30-minute decant. The palate retains issues as marketed on the nostril at first, however makes room for gentle touches of tobacco leaf, cranberry, and anise alongside the way in which. It’s very well-structured, with first rate acidity and delicate tannins closing issues out on a prolonged end filled with cherry preserves, licorice, and rosemary.
This might work nicely as a pleasant different to a Claret or Cabernet Sauvignon. It’s daring with out being excessively demanding or brutish, and the steadiness between the fruit and spice holds the eye for some time.
A- / $17
2021 Mary Taylor Sicilia Rosso
$17
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